55+ Amateur Poetry Contest
Flex your creativity! The Ajax Public Library Older Adults Advisory Committee and the Town of Ajax Recreation and Culture Older Adults Task Force are pleased to bring you the third annual 55+ Amateur Poetry Contest. Your poem can be on any topic, using whatever style you prefer.
For complete contest rules, pick up a brochure at any of our branches beginning on January 1, 2025 or download one now.
The contest deadline is February 28, 2025. Winners will be announced in April during National Poetry Month.
55+ Amateur Short Story Contest
Get your creativity flowing! The Ajax Public Library Older Adults Advisory Committee and the Town of Ajax Recreation & Culture Older Adults Task Force are pleased to bring you the third annual 55+ Amateur Short Story Contest. This year’s theme is “Ageing in Style.”
For complete contest rules, pick up a brochure at any of our branches beginning on September 1, 2024 or download one now.
The contest deadline is October 31, 2024. Winners will be announced in November.
55+ Ajax Amateur Photography Contest Winners
The results are in! Congratulations to the 2024 contest winners!
Pictorial - Dianne Horvath
Portrait - Steven Kelly
Architectural - Helen Spencer
Nature - Mohamed Hashim
55+ Amateur Short Story Contest Winners
The results are in! Congratulations to the 2024 contest winners!
1st place – Karen Ingold "Words in the Soil"
2nd place – Helen Spencer "Seasons of Change"
3rd place – Bibi Hashim "Seasons"
55+ Ajax Amateur Photography Contest
The results are in and the winners of the 2023 55+ Ajax Amateur Photography contest have been announced in the following categories:
Nature
Portraits
Pictorial
Architecture
55+ Amateur Poetry Contest
Congratulations to our Winners!
1st place – Sands of Time by Cathy Cope
2nd place – Memory by Anne Mitchell
3rd place – Do You Remember by Carl G. Mabee